Thai Stir Fried Chile Beef Food

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat a wok or large frying pan until smoking hot. Pour in the oil and swirl around the pan, then tip in the beef strips and chilli. Cook, stirring all the time, until the meat is lightly browned, about 3 mins, then pour over the oyster sauce. Cook until heated through and the sauce coats the meat. stir in the basil leaves and serve with plain rice.

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Trim excess fat from beef. Cut beef with grain into 2-inch strips; cut strips across grain into 1/8-inch slices. (Beef is easier to cut if partially frozen, about 1 hour.)
• Mix broth, cornstarch, fish sauce, vinegar and brown sugar.
• Heat wok or 10-inch skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil; rotate wok to coat side. Add beef, gingerroot and garlic; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until beef is brown. Remove beef from wok with slotted spoon.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil to wok; rotate wok to coat side. Add carrots and onions; stir-fry about 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in beef, water chestnuts and lemon peel; heat to boiling. Stir in broth mixture. Cook and stir about 1 minute or until heated through.
• Serve beef mixture over rice.

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients until smooth; set aside. In a large cast-iron skillet or wok, stir-fry beef in 3 tablespoons oil until meat is no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, stir-fry broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in remaining oil for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms; stir-fry until the vegetables are crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes., Stir broth mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat; add beef and peanut butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until peanut butter is blended. Serve with spaghetti. Sprinkle with peanuts. Freeze option: Do not cook spaghetti. Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Place beef mixture in a large skillet and heat through, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary. Serve with spaghetti and sprinkle with peanuts.

STIR-FRIED THAI-STYLE BEEF WITH CHILES AND SHALLOTS

Steps:

• FOR THE BEEF AND MARINADE:
• Combine coriander, white pepper, brown sugar, and fish sauce in large bowl.
• Add beef, toss well to combine; marinate 15 minutes.
• FOR THE STIR-FRY:
• In small bowl, stir together fish sauce, vinegar, water, brown sugar, and chili-garlic paste until sugar dissolves; set aside.
• In small bowl, mix garlic with 1 teaspoon oil; set aside.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until smoking; add one-third of beef to skillet in even layer.
• Cook, without stirring, until well browned, about 2 minutes, then stir and continue cooking until beef is browned around edges and no longer pink in the center, about 30 seconds. Transfer beef to medium bowl.
• Repeat with additional oil and remaining meat in 2 more batches.
• After transferring last batch of beef to bowl, reduce heat to medium; add remaining 2 teaspoons oil to now-empty skillet and swirl to coat.
• Add chiles and shallots and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Push chile-shallot mixture to sides of skillet to clear center; add garlic to clearing and cook, mashing mixture with spoon, until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Stir to combine garlic with chile-shallot mixture.
• Add fish sauce mixture to skillet; increase heat to high and cook until slightly reduced and thickened, about 30 seconds.
• Return beef and any accumulated juices to skillet, toss well to combine and coat with sauce, stir in half of mint and cilantro; serve immediately, sprinkling individual servings with portion of peanuts and remaining herbs, and passing lime wedges separately.

THAI STIR-FRIED CHILE BEEF

Steps:

• Slice beef thinly into 1"x2" pieces (if you do this while it is partially frozen, the pieces will be much thinner, and the process easier).
• In a bowl, combine ginger, sugar, soy sauce and garlic; add beef.
• Allow meat to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, or refrigerated, for up to several hours.
• In a wok, heat the oil; drain beef, reserving marinade.
• Stir-fry beef over high heat until browned; add corn, green peppers, mushroom, onion, and Thai chilies, stir-frying for 1 minute.
• Add marinade and beef stock; reduce heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Meanwhile, stir the cornstarch mixture, oyster, and fish sauces together in a small bowl; stir them into the stir-fry, blending them in well, until mixture thickens.
• Serve stir-fry with hot steamed rice.

GA PAO (THAI STIR-FRIED BEEF WITH BASIL LEAVES)

Steps:

• In a frying pan, heat vegetable oil, over a medium heat. Add minced garlic until slightly colored and aroma is released.
• Add ground beef and fry until brown. When ground beef is almost cooked through, add veggies.
• Stir fry quickly so that veggies remain crunchiness.
• Combine 4 ingredients to make sauce. Add sauce to frying pan and mix well.
• Make space in the pan for frying egg. Fry until egg white gets crispy on the edge.
• FInally, add basil leaves, mix well.
• Serve stir-fry on steamed rice. Top with egg and sprinkle with black pepper.

THAI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Thinly slice the beef across the grain into strips: easier if the beef is partially frozen.
• Combine ketchup, fish sauce, brown sugar, and lime juice in a bowl.
• Add beef strips, tossing to coat.
• Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes to marinate.
• Stir broth, ginger, cornstarch, and crushed red pepper into reserved marinade and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Stir-fry the garlic in hot oil for 15 seconds.
• Add carrots, stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Add green onion, cucumber, and sweet pepper and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Remove from wok.
• Add half of the beef to the hot wok or skillet.
• Stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes or to desired doneness.
• Remove beef from wok and set aside.
• Stir-fry remaining beef.
• Return all beef to wok.
• Stir the broth mixture and add it to the wok, cooking and stirring until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in vegetables and heat them through.
• Mix in the peanuts.
• Serve beef and vegetables over hot cooked rice.

CHILE BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Make a marinade by combining the fish sauce, chile peppers, and garlic in a shallow dish.
• Lay beef into the marinade, turning to coat.
• Marinate beef in refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove the beef from the marinade and shake off excess liquid. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until hot but slightly pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes; remove from oil with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel.
• Heat remaining tablespoon peanut oil in the skillet; cook and stir asparagus in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Pour beef stock into the pan and bring to a simmer.
• Return the beef to the pan. Add the basil and continue cooking until hot, about 1 minute more.

THAI CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, 1 tablespoon ginger, cilantro stems, crushed garlic, and star anise pods in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to simmer.
• Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in jasmine rice. Reduce heat to low and cover; cook until rice absorbs the water, about 15 minutes.
• Mix chicken thighs with curry paste.
• Heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet until shimmering. Add remaining 1 tablespoon ginger, chiles, shallot, and minced garlic; cook and stir until beginning to color and soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in chicken and cook until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in bok choy and shiitake mushrooms; cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Ladle 1 cup chicken broth mixture into a bowl; whisk in cornstarch.
• Pour chicken broth-cornstarch mixture into the wok. Stir in fish sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Reduce heat to low and simmer until sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Thin sauce with more chicken broth if it appears too thick. Squeeze lime juice into the sauce.
• Serve chicken over rice, garnished with cilantro and Thai basil.

THAI BEEF & BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cut steak on the bias (on an angle) into thin 2-3 inch long strips and place in a bowl. Combine marinade ingredients in a cup, stirring well to dissolve the cornstarch. Pour this over the beef and toss. Set aside.
• In a cup or small bowl, combine the stir-fry sauce ingredients together, stirring well to dissolve the sugar. Set aside.
• Heat a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add oil and swirl around, then add the shallot/onion, garlic, and ginger. Stir-fry 1 minute to release the fragrance.
• Add the beef together with its marinade. Stir-fry until browned, 4-5 minutes. Add the sherry as you stir-fry to keep pan moist.
• Add broccoli and red pepper plus stir-fry sauce. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened but still retain some crunch.
• Stir together the cornstarch and water mixture. Push ingredients aside in the wok to reveal the stir-fry sauce. Add the cornstarch-water mixture and stir to thicken the sauce. Then stir-fry everything together.
• Switch off heat and drizzle over the sesame oil. Taste-test the dish. If not salty or flavorful enough, add more fish sauce until desired taste is achieved. If too salty for your taste, add a squeeze of lime or lemon juice. If not sweet enough, add a little more sugar. Add more chili for more heat. Serve with plenty of Thai jasmine rice. Thai chili sauce can also be served on the side for those who like it extra spicy. ENJOY!